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[ILoveGregTech]

We have lost two workers, but work will continue and credit will be given where credit is due
The mod production will continue.

 

[LightKnight]

Uhh I left ; Why ? Because i am not that person , i don't like to be ruled by someone and that none is listening to my ideas and so on i like to be on the same level , and not the "slave" .
Also obviously the design of ILGT will be used in his mod , good luck with it .

 

[jumpfight5]

Yea I just said there won't be a steam to eu conversions to that person but I think he didn't even brother reading it.

There will be a turbine added.. So you can choose between either steam or EU

Okay...I'm not sure if ILGT is the mod maker, or you. But in this case, I did bother reading it and I hope you read this and realize that you're incorrect.


And for leaving, you guys shouldn't leave, there's barely any difference. Greg, if people like LightKnight's designs better, maybe you should use them. You're still the "Big Boss". I don't want to see this die before it gets started.

 

[ILoveGregTech]

Okay...I'm not sure if ILGT is the mod maker, or you. But in this case, I did bother reading it and I hope you read this and realize that you're incorrect.


And for leaving, you guys shouldn't leave, there's barely any difference. Greg, if people like LightKnight's designs better, maybe you should use them. You're still the "Big Boss". I don't want to see this die before it gets started.

I am the mod maker, and I tried to reason with him. But he didn't want to stay. Oh well I'm fighting on and going to work harder than ever on coding in order to get this out in a timely manner

 

[MalevolentHoneybadger]

I would really like to see another use for calcium cells.

Could always repair your teeth

 

[Saice]

so to be clear is this going to be an honest to god IRL solar tower set up?
Or are you still going with the LOL this tower just buffs the solars to make more power?

 

[ILoveGregTech]

so to be clear is this going to be an honest to god IRL solar tower set up?
Or are you still going with the LOL this tower just buffs the solars to make more power?

What do you mean?
It's MOSTLY based off of IRL solar mechanics with a little bit of minecraftiness
The mirrors will have a certain EU per each one and then the solar tower casing will also add to the generation and finally the solar panel(s) themselves will add to the generation with each tower casing type limiting the maximum generated

 

[Saice]

The question is. Does the tower make the power or do you have the heliostats do it and the tower buffs them. This was something you brought up at the start of the thread. Then I got into a converastion with LightKnight which sounded like you were going with the helostats would be counted by the tower and the tower would make power (or steam) based off this much like how the work IRL. But since hes dropped I worry you have gone back to the idea that the heliostats will be creating the power themselves.

 

[ILoveGregTech]

The question is. Does the tower make the power or do you have the heliostats do it and the tower buffs them. This was something you brought up at the start of the thread. Then I got into a converastion with LightKnight which sounded like you were going with the helostats would be counted by the tower and the tower would make power (or steam) based off this much like how the work IRL. But since hes dropped I worry you have gone back to the idea that the heliostats will be creating the power themselves.

I hope this answers your question,
All three things are required (64 mirrors), 45 tower casings and 9 Solars BUT it is modular so the different tiers of each of those can be combined... However, say you have tier one tower casings and tier 3 Solars and mirrors...
That will be wasting a lot of resources because the tier 1 tower casings only have so much they can generate.
I hope this answers your question but if not keep asking I will try to help you understand because other people may have these same questions.

 

[Saice]

So to get this stright.

You have to have a tower
That tower most have line of sight with the heilostats
And you do or dont need the photovoltic cells to make this work?

 

[ILoveGregTech]

So to get this stright.

You have to have a tower
That tower most have line of sight with the heilostats
And you do or dont need the photovoltic cells to make this work?

Yes the photovoltaic cells will be the nine Solars on top of the tower and they are needed. That's what "collects" the energy. So kind of like RL
This may give you an idea: http://www.global-greenhouse-warming.com/images/SolarTowerMojaveDesert.jpg
Also on page 7 the first picture is what the mirrors will look like... Two blocks out from the 3x3x5 tower going in 7,5,3,1 order (making 64 mirrors).
Like I said I'll try to explains better if this doesn't work

 

[Saice]

IRL towers do not need photovatolic cells. But ok its your mod your logic.

EDIT: That glowing thing on the tower is not a photovoltic cell. It is a heat chamber. It is either A) melting metal soduim or B) creating a heat difrrance to drive a pnumantic turbine. Most likely A from the looks of it.

 

[jumpfight5]

Okay, we can melt sodium! That's always cool, who needs that outdated liquid transposer anyways?

 

[ILoveGregTech]

IRL towers do not need photovatolic cells. But ok its your mod your logic.

EDIT: That glowing thing on the tower is not a photovoltic cell. It is a heat chamber. It is either A) melting metal soduim or B) creating a heat difrrance to drive a pnumantic turbine. Most likely A from the looks of it.

Yes I know it's not a solar but I wanted to add a solar panel in there somewhere because in the beginning that's all the mod was going to be.
Thank LightKnight for the tower suggestion.[DOUBLEPOST=1365292131][/DOUBLEPOST]Currently watching tutorials and setting up MCP/java/whatever
After that, to practice coding I will be implementing Obsidian tools/armor, Iridium tools/armor (yes I know quantum and nano saber) and emerald tools/armor.
While this has nothing to do with solars it's still cool
AND it will help me practice coding
The catch is that all of these are better than diamond (obsidian has a lot of uses but stone speed) and all of the tools/armor have higher enchantability levels than gold...
So, technically this mod could come out within the next two weeks just not the solar part.

 

[Saice]

Ok so basicly your logic is the 9 on top of the tower are getting the foucsed sun and thats pimping them out?

I guess I can see that. Don't like it much but I can see the logic. 8 would make more sense unlese the center one is rasied (no line of sight) and it would be cool if you could somehow turn the cells instead of them pointing stright up.

EDIT: or on mutliblock competion swap textures to make it look clean and soild with the faces on the edges (or real hackish just have teh face on all sides.)

 

[ILoveGregTech]

Ok so basicly your logic is the 9 on top of the tower are getting the foucsed sun and thats pimping them out?

I guess I can see that. Don't like it much but I can see the logic. 8 would make more sense unlese the center one is rasied (no line of sight) and it would be cool if you could somehow turn the cells instead of them pointing stright up.

EDIT: or on mutliblock competion swap textures to make it look clean and soild with the faces on the edges (or real hackish just have teh face on all sides.)

8 actually does make more sense...
and the mirrors will function like factorization mirrors (facing up you know)

 

[ILoveGregTech]

How would you guys like the idea of this: (Made on iPods notepad, may not make sense or have spelling errors...

UUM Armor
[Recommended For GregTech HardMode]

COMPRESSOR REQUIRED

9 UUM In Compressor>Barely Compressed UUM Block

9 Barely Compressed UUM Block>Partially Compressed UUM Block

9 Partially Compressed UUM Block Compressed>Compressed UUM Block

Armor Uses Compressed UUM Blocks, Tools Too

HARD MODE [Config]
Makes It So Armor/Tools Are Unattainable Until:

9 Compressed UUM Blocks>9 Extremely Compressed UUM Blocks

Enchantibility Maybe 50?
Makes Player Invincible
Tools Are Unbreakable
Basically Creative Mode
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
REQUIRES ALL PARTS (Helmet, Chest, Legs, Feet) TO WORK
If my math is correct (done on iPod), the easier of the two will cost:
9x9x9x5: 3,645
9x9x9x8: 5,832
9x9x9x7: 5,103
9x9x9x4: 2,916
17,496 UU Matter (274 Stacks Rounded Up)(291,599,988,336 EU)<<<<<EASY Mode
HARD MODE:
9x9x9x9x5: 32,805
9x9x9x9x8: 52,488
9x9x9x9x7: 45,927
9x9x9x9x4: 26,244
157,474 (2,461 Stacks Rounded Up)(2,624,566,561,684 EU) HARD MODE

Good for server owners and people who don't know something endgame besides fusion reactor
Should this armor come with enchants automatically like GT RockCutter?

I know it's not Solars it's to practice code

 

[Dravarden]

IRL solar towers use water to produce steam, and that steam is used to provide energy. So basically a sloper powered steam boiler + steam turbine.

 

[Saice]

IRL solar towers use water to produce steam, and that steam is used to provide energy. So basically a sloper powered steam boiler + steam turbine.

This is mostly true. Though most do it via super heating something else and using that to make steam. Most use sodium or a sodium blend (potassium nitrate and sodium nitrate) because of its ability to hold a crap ton of heat and transfer it easily. Its really only the older models that heat up water directly. Also an advantage to the sodium systems is the molten salts can be stored basically allowing the plant to make power even when the sun is down by using the stored molten salts.

But there are a few other ways the solar tower in real life works. There is the pneumatic systems that are far lower in temperatures and basically heat air creating a peruse difference.

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As a side another thing this mod might want to look at is solar furnaces a sort of sister tech to the solar tower. Early solar towers where just solar furnaces with a 360 field and mostly the towers focus is still most often refured to as a solar furnace. But stand alone solar furnaces have there own things they can do like make hydrogen fuel or smelt steels. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_furnace

 

[Dravarden]

This is mostly true. Though most do it via super heating something else and using that to make steam. Most use sodium or a sodium blend (potassium nitrate and sodium nitrate) because of its ability to hold a crap ton of heat and transfer it easily. Its really only the older models that heat up water directly. Also an advantage to the sodium systems is the molten salts can be stored basically allowing the plant to make power even when the sun is down by using the stored molten salts.

But there are a few other ways the solar tower in real life works. There is the pneumatic systems that are far lower in temperatures and basically heat air creating a peruse difference.

---

As a side another thing this mod might want to look at is solar furnaces a sort of sister tech to the solar tower. Early solar towers where just solar furnaces with a 360 field and mostly the towers focus is still most often refured to as a solar furnace. But stand alone solar furnaces have there own things they can do like make hydrogen fuel or smelt steels. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_furnace

then maybe like a steam boiler but use sodium + the sun power I guess.